Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 221, Decatur, Adams County, 25 September 1903 — Page 1

VOLUME 1

LAST DAY AT THE FAIR Their Record of Large Crowds Continue Today.

Fast Race Program Premiums Awarded to the Winners. The Grand Stock Parade the Best Display Ever Witnessed at the Park. The first great day of the Great Northern Indiana Fair is over and our figures estimated at eleven 0 clock were not far w rong, Th< r ■ were from fifteen to eighteen thousand people on the ground, and the show was so good that even our distinguished neighbors from Bluffton, owned the corn real nicely, and said it beat anythingin the fair line ever witnessed A number of them held * caucus in the grand stand and decid'd that Bluffton and Wei Is county should try their hand at the fair business. Several who attended the state fair, among them ‘Sullivan of the Indiana Farmer, and he said it was simply a marvelous exhibiton and showed more and better stock than was on exhibition at the state fair. Every one you would meet would have a similar greeting, all of which clearly shows the sentiment of the many thousands who have paid their respects to the Great Northern Indiana Fair. Without any desire to throw boquets we are free to confess that it is a sure enough winner. This but the third year for a fair here,and the manage ment has every reason to congratulate the association upon their bright and rosy future. Sylvester Pontius as su] intordent of the cattie finished his awards yesterday, and from his records JohnWilianis got eight fi"sts and five seconds. and Gunse, A Son two first and one second, and four thirds in Sb rt Dorns. In Herofords Smith At Ullman go? oae seco id, Ge. rge Barnas two flr>t\ th c(»o a -»rnn«N. ittid two thirds, W. M Kerby four firsts, t'l -ce s Tomis and tl roe thirds. Dav d Htudab ,ker four firsts <>ne -’ends. T n the Mier-' 'Wt-n Angus. B. B Johnson nine first’ and one econd, WM. Kerby ‘•oe first and one second. In the Polled and Polled Durhams, Al red Elzey one first. These were all “•unties and it took a pjetty good e .ve to make any difference between Hany of them. At half past twelve the races began and at one o'clock h (1 grand stand was swelled to “verflowing. Not iiu inch of space, standing room included, was left in ’"Hiding. In the u”fno-l i race Rid Hj|j two more heats and won the first mo-ey, Robert Mley second, Rosa M. third and Jack M. fourth. In the three years ,J id jmcc or trot Gi n Woodland took straight heats, Lady Quality ”‘Cond Mabie H. third, Romand D. 'ourth. The purse was for |IJO. J-i *ho 2:2., trot Blue Wood got first Honey, Lady Pauline tocond, Etie f "rd, and N 0.4 fourth. This purs’ 1 for |3oo and the best time was? :21 tithe 2:21 pace the two Decatur >ois(>s got a piwe of money. In the *r-t heat Virigl C. owned by John- " A Clark, won easy but ho wont n P in the air in the second, finished

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I second in the third and fifth in the I fourth. Sunday Girl went wild in . the first made a hot finish for fourth place in the second, sixth in the third, and made the best finish of any horse in the fourth. The first money went to Rex 1., second to Virgil C.,third to Delaware Boy and fourth to Sunday Girl. Toe best time in this race was 2:19 1-4 and i the purse was S3OO. »n the thr. <•- fourths mile dash Soubden finished first, Boittie second and D, of K. third. _ Every race was a good one, ■ better than was ever seen on the park truck. The races today are even better for today, there being eleven entries in the 2:18 t -ot, and fifteen in the 2:15 pace. Both these purses are for |350 each, and their class was fast. In addition to this there is a half mile run for a one hundred dollar purse. The grand | parade occurred at eleven o’clock and it was the grandest sight of the whole fair and that is saying much. All the stock exhibited was lined up in one grand final on the race course, and as they passed the viewing stand, it was a sight to behold. Today ends the four days of active life for the Great Northern Indiana Fair. During these four days perhaps fifty thousand per- ! sons visited the scenes where life I lias been so active. For all this I we are indebted to those who have I in charge the/lestines of the Great Northern. With the end of the fair we hope the association will figure out a real nice looking surplus, because we known they deserve it.

DRANK ACID. Ridgeville Woman Commits Suicide. Found Along the Road. Remored That She Was Murdered. Sim-cIuI to The Dally Democrat. Portland, Ind., Hept. 27.—Mrs. C »ble, a well known lady of Ridgeville, committed suicide this morning. Iler lifeless Ixxly was found lying along the road. The rumor was first circulated that she had been murdered, several bruises on the head leading to that opinion. Later an examination by physicians proved that she had taken a large dosi? of carbolic acid. No cause is known for the rash act and tome still believe the murder theory. Infirmary Supplies. The ('ommissioners were in session this morning opning bids for supplies at the county infirmary for the next quarter. Contracts were awarded the Holtbovse Drug Co., for drugs and coal oil. Boston Store for dry 'goods and groceries Niblick & Co., for salt, H. A, Fristoe for tobacco.

DECATUR, INDIANA, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 25, 1903.

WAS AT WABASH. Another Clue to Man Who Shot Fisher. The Wounded Officer Attended the Fair Yesterday Afternoon. Marshal Cordua has received word that the desperate grafter that shot , policeman Fisher was at Wabash but there as elsewhere he eluded ‘ the officers and it is reared has es- .' caped for good though the hunt for him will be continued and the Mur. shal bejeives he still has a chance to get him. Fisher does not allow a , I small thing like a 38-calibre bullet ■ wound to keep him shut up long J and he was a Visitor at the fair . i yesterday, proped up in a buggy, i He is looking a ! ! i t'e pale bi t s iys be feels ftvrly good and will be on duty again in a few days. The citi- • zens of Decatur wo.’tdlue to see his ( would be assassin t ken and given , his just dues which in our opmior , world be a term of from two to . twenty one years.

BADLY HURT. Farmer Injured by a Corn Cutter. Ervin Hall, a farmer residing south of Bluffton was terribly injured in a corn cutting machine yesterday. He was driving the cutter between two rows of cor” when the team turned and .brew him from the seat directly in front of the sharp knives. Before be could s‘ ip the horses Hall's legs were so badly cut that be nearly b’ I to death before releif came to bun. Dr. 8 Hinders, of Pei-oleum was called and found serious wounds. One limb, the left one, was not very badly lasoerated,but the rigb. leg wa- : > seriously mangled that it w'll leave Hall crippled for life. The large teudon in the heel wa " evered and the f’xit otherwise crushed. Hall is aged forty two years.

OWNER WANTED. An Overcoat That is Worrying Mr. Boknecht. When L. H. Boknecthet lelt the fair grounds late Wednesday nigl t n stranger k ; .idly offered his over I coat and insisted on him taking it, Lon finally accepting the stranger argeeing tocall for the coat the ue.'.i morning. He failed to appear ard Lou has worried and hunted for the man until ho has given up hop * ot 1 finding him ard lias >e . the over j coat at this office, 't would be a great relief to us a« well as Mr. Eoknecht if the owner would call. ANOTHER CROWD. Howard-Dorset Co. Made Another Big Hit. The Howard-Dorset Company played t<> the largest house of the i week at Bowie's last night and the big crowd were enthusiastic in their praises of the f production. 'lnc j Ixiautiful drama, "The flsbermun's I daughter” was put mi proved to be all that was claimed for It. This company is without doubt the bcsl repetoire troupe which over appeared in this city and tie deserving of the crowded houses they obtain.

GOOD WORK. f The Policemen Have Done Their Duty. When a city entertains the crowds i that Decatur has ties week there are usually numberous fights, drunks, robberies and free-for-alls that keep the police on the jump. Not so this week, the efficient pol’ce corps under the leadership of Marshal Cordua ba ve kept the very best of order ard Mayor Cofee r d his lorce of pob’ce OiTcers are to lx 1 commended for their efforts. With the exception of the Monday night affair when Amos Fisher was shot there has been no trouble worth mentioning either in the city or at the fair grourds. NEW DIVORCE CASE Complaint is a Little Sensational. Mrs. Scholder fays Her Husband Tried to Kill Her. Schafer Peterson as attorney for plaintiff this morning filed a suit entitled Emma Scholder vs John Scholder, complaint fur divorce, and the same borders on the sensational. The papers state that they were married in Union towrsh-p July 20, 1897 that they lived at Rochester. Shortly after their i marriage John frequently came home drunk, abus’ d and beat her. One day in a fit of madness he took a loaded revolver from the cupboard | held it to her fai ?, tb reatened to kill her i r she moved or made an I outcry. Toe comp'a in t further states that the husband u-eqvently knocked her down ard Kicked her, even driving her out of the bouse at night. Mrs. Scholder was sent home by her husband June 26, 1*99 he giving her twenty dollars and sending her part of her bou .‘bold goods. She has s'oi j lived in Union township and ,ys sbe is st ill afraid of Jonn. Sbe simply wishes for a divorce demand’ng no a1 ; n< y. AGAINST THE MUTUAL. Attorney General Make; Another Diction Favoring Corporations. fridGcr'sct , ■■,- geee-al gives' fold line irsti arce co.iquinies ibej iienefit of his corporation know | ledge, by proel ' , ' • r a-> illegal for! farmer s mutual 1 iscrui'ce comp in ■ lew to di:bide in risks other tbaa I farm prop-ny. This ruling forbids tl’’»m to take public projierty such as 'school houses, 'churches or any other property 1<« .ted in the country, ex- | cept farms. Such n.i op'nio.i is all right for old line companies, but decidedly del rnucntul to mutuaj organizations. A SMALL FIRE. Blare in South Part of Town Yesterday. A tire alarm was sent in’.rom the south part of town yesterday noon and the boys made a mile run for naught, the bl ■ I ; ng o.iti >ed 1< • fore they . ,'rivcd. ’• >ie fire was at the house owned by Frank Parrish and occupied by Dwight E owe. located on south Chestnnt str ■(. It I originated from tl e ch’ nncy and was soon put out by a bucket brigade with a loss of {xirbaps fifteen dollars, covered by insurance.

SHE TALKS. Mrs. Nation Gettingßeady for Her Play. Will Call it “Hatchetation” and She is the Heroine. Carrie Nation, the saloon smasher, who passed through here a few 'days ago has reached New York ; City and a dispatch from there says : "Hatchetation.” a drama by C irri’ 1 Nation, in which Carrie Nation ■ will lie the leading lady, is latest to ! make theatrical managers jealous. I “Yes, 1 am really and truly going on the stage, but my play will have a moral purpose. It will show up better than saloon smashing crusades. I‘m going to have a com[pany of my own. Hatcetaion’ is die name of the play. I wrote it myself. The stage setting will be the Senate saloon in Kansas City. I'll be the smasher alright, just plain Carrie Nation, dressed just as am now. I’m going to represent the defender of home and Mr. Wheeelock— ‘ Joseph, think—‘will be my opposite character. “He'll represent the defense of the saloon and be the gentleman villian —a republican kind of a villian. I want to get a democratic villian if I can' — a regular Devery sort of a man, fat and jolly and good natured—‘that kind, you know. “Say, but I would like to get Deverey to play that part. We had a very pleasant visit here in New York once He asked me to sit beside him and we had our pictures taken together.” Mrs. Nation said “Hatchetation" was to be a love play as well as a temperance drama. There was to be a young girl—no, she wouldn’t plky that part, she had done with love matters for good—who fell in love with a man who kept going “lower and lower through drirk.” KNOCKED DOWN. Harry Burkhead Handled Roughly. Struck at Policeman Jachon Who Used Hit Mace to Advantage. — Hurry B.irkliead, a young man employed with the Clover Leaf sec , tlon gang will very p.-ol .b'y get off ' the race track be 't-r wi en ordered to do so He wa« only ore ot several hundred who crowded the track at Steehi’s park yesterday, notwithstanding the efforts o the police to keep them back. Hurry as well as the rest were ordered back several times u - t > finally the police lost jiatience aed be was thPi d off by William Jac' in in a more determined nmnni r. He sho.vi 1 fight, struck at the officer wl o promptly knocked him do.v.i with bis ma 'c. An ugly looking gash w. ■ ci t in his forehead requiring several stitches and he was brought to town for medical attention. While s.uh affairs aro unpleasant t<> everyone concerned, police are forced at times to show their authority, lint all this would b. avoided if the ]m opli' would only st iy off the track. Ho far no serious accident* have hap |Mined through several narrow escajMis have been reported.

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JEWISH DAY. Most Important of all Next Wednesday. The Jewish Day of Atonement will be used in Wednesday evening September 30, to continue for a period of twenty four hours, closing at sun down the following day. This is the most solemn of all the Jewish holidays. It is a fast day in every sense of the word, and no food or drink of any descriplton is taken for the entire period of twenty four hours. Even the children are supposed to fast until noon, but grown folks abstain from everything until the sun goes down October 1. This is in the way of atonement lof all the sins that have been committed during the proceeding year. The ceremonies in orthodox synai gogues during this are unique and interesting. Males over 13 years of ! age lay with their shrouds covering their bodies, and it is the only day of the year when adherents of the Mosaic faith are permitted to kneel. : Kneeling at any other time or no any other occasion is prohibited, bu r of the Day of Atonement dur- ■ ing one preiod of the services the ! men are required to prostrate thenii seelvs on the floor and remain in that position for several minutes. The services are brought to close* at sun down with one long blast of the shofar, the ancient corret, which is freely used through the services is freely used through the services New Year day. In the Jewish call ends the oncoming year 5664. BETTER TODAY. — John Peterson is Slightly Improved. John 8. Peterson is reported some improved today, having rested easy during the latter part of last night ! though he was very restless during I the evening. He is suffering from a chronic kidney trouble and has been very ill since Monday night, the attack coming on him rather suddenly while at the opera house. ! He suffered a similar attack about a ! year ago though not nearly so severe. Dr. J. S. Boyers says his ja- | tient is getting along very nicely. CUT HIS FACE. D. E. Studabaker Had a Slight Accident. D. E. Studabaker is able to atI tend to business today after being housed up several days the result j of an accident which occurred Monthly night. Dave heard a peculiar noi<e in his barn and thinking something was wrong with his horse went to invetsigate, as be ent red he iaa into an iron rake, cutting a gash in his nose and another just over the left eye. The wounds were very painful but are healing nicely. COURT NEWS. Routine of Business Transacted Today. In circuit court today in the matter of Troy Huey, ex parte, notice ordered to land owners not mentioned in the original petition, set forbearing Ociol t 12. Probate matter,inventory tiled in .iobn Busenbark estate, Laura Osburn, executor. Barbara 8. Rinehart, A. M. Fisher, admr, D. E. Simth appointed guardian ad I’en for minor heirs. Real Estate Transfers. Hattie Rice et al to Fort Wayne & Springfield Ry Uo. p. sec 21 ip 28 rg 14, |BS. | Marriage Licenses. Lawrence Emery to Ada Kizer. Joseph Robin to Margaret Kelley,.